Liverpool close to filling Slot to be left by Klopp
April 29 – Liverpool and Feyenoord are reported to have reached an agreement in principle over a compensation package for Arne Slot to become Jurgen Klopp’s successor.
Premier League
Arsenal cling on to league lead at Spurs as Man City leave Forest in perilous position
April 29 – Arsenal edged past Spurs despite a late scare to keep their title hopes alive entering the final three match days of the Premier League season.
Man Utd’s desire for Ashworth tests Ratcliffe’s pocket
April 26 – The row between Manchester United and Newcastle over the latter putting their sporting director Dan Ashworth on gardening leave is set to go to arbitration in an effort to resolve the impasse.
Premier League to discuss hard salary cap, but big club opposition grows
April 25 – For the first time English Premier League clubs are set to discuss a hard salary cap at their next shareholders meeting on Monday but the proposal is likely to face strong opposition.
Liverpool lose ground in title chase as Everton head towards Premier League security
April 25 – Liverpool’s chase for the Premier League title has lost steam but Everton’s battle for survival has strengthened following Everton’s 2-0 win over their bitter cross-town rivals at Goodison Park.
Former Chelsea boss Granovskaia told court she felt ‘threatened’ by Zouma’s agent
April 24 – A football agent sent a threatening email to a senior director at Chelsea demanding a six-figure commission over the transfer of French defender Kurt Zouma, prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday.
Aston Villa move to keep hands off Emery with one-year contract extension
April 24 – Aston Villa have triggered the one-year option in Unai Emery’s contract to extend the Spaniard’s stay until 2027.
Gunners fire in five against Chelsea to maintain Premier League title pressure
April 24 – Arsenal are cemented their challenge in the final stretches of the Premier League title race with an emphatic 5-0 win against London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates stadium on Tuesday.
Chelsea condemn racial abuse of Cameroonian Nicolas Jackson after FA Cup semi-final loss
April 23 – Chelsea have said they are “disgusted by the racial abuse directed towards Nicolas Jackson via social media” following their FA Cup semi-final defeat by holders Manchester City on Saturday.
Aston Villa confirms two-season Betano shirt sponsorship
April 23 – Aston Villa have confirmed their shirt and principal partner deal with Kaizen Gaming brand Betano, worth an estimated £20 million over two seasons.
Bad day with the match officials prompts Forest to accuse VAR of being a Luton fan
April 22 – Following their 2-0 defeat to Everton in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest made the extraordinary accusation that the Video Assistant Referee [VAR] was biased against them as they tried to push out of their relegation dogfight.
Everton deal on a knife-edge as 777 Partners struggles to repay £160m loan
April 17 – The investor trying to take control of Everton has pushed back its target date for completing the deal as it scrambles to raise hundreds of millions of pounds to fund the deal.
Aston Villa owner V Sports brings in Atairos new money to ‘enhance’ infrastructure projects
April 16 – US strategic investment firm Atairos has become a minority shareholder in V Sports, the entity that owns Aston Villa.
Everton file appeal against second points deduction
April 15 – Everton have appealed against the two-point penalty imposed on the club in April for breaching the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
Liverpool and Arsenal slip ups leave Man City in pole position
April 15 – The race for the Premier League title has been flipped on its head following a bizarre double slip-up from leaders Arsenal and Liverpool, putting reigning champions Manchester City back in the driver’s seat with six games remaining.